| PRINCE'S BUSY DAY Prince of Wales visits Scouts with U.S. Ambassador and presents medals to policemen. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5344 |
| Catalog #: | 189405 | |
| Clip Number: | 189405-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1309 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:12 - 01:04:31 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London ORGANIZATIONS: Youth, Boy Scouts & Guides ROYALTY: British, Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor, Prince of Wales) | |
| Description: | Prince's Busy Sunday. Prince of Wales and U.S. Ambassador at Service in Memory of the Unknown Scout whose daily good deed to an American tourist led to spread of Scout movement across the Atlantic. London L/S of a troop of Boy Scouts standing in a semi circle around a flag pole. Several Scout leaders and Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, enter. M/S of Prince (in uniform) and Scout Leaders, standing in front of the Scout Troop. More shots of Prince and co. walking to flag pole. They are followed by two Scouts carrying an object and place it on a tress stump. M/S of the stump, two Scouts hold large American and English flags in front of it. The Scouts lift the flag revealing a statuette of a wild boar. The American Ambassador (Frank Kellogg?) gives a speech. M/S of Prince giving a speech. Panning shot of the troop standing around the flag pole giving three cheers. Various shots of the people gathered around the stump, includes shots of Ambassador, Prince and Scout Leaders giving speeches. | |
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